Strong storms possible early and late Wednesday

Omaha weather: Strong storms possible early and late Wednesday

CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BILL RANDBY WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON WHAT WE’VE GOT GOING ON. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THERE’S A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT CATCHES A CORNER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY OUT NORTHWEST OF VALLEY BETWEEN THERE AND FREMONT. WE DON’T REALLY HAVE MUCH GOING ON IN THE OMAHA METRO. THIS IS OUR CAMERA AT THE CHARLES SCHWAB BUILDING LOOKING TO THE NORTHWEST. THERE’S THE EDGE OF A SHELF CLOUD ABOUT TO COME IN, A LITTLE BIT OF OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING THERE. SO THE THUNDERSTORM IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE FARTHER OUT TO THE WEST. HERE IS LIVE DUAL POLL SUPER DOPPLER SEVEN RADAR. AND THIS IS THE WARNING THAT THE WEATHER SERVICE DREW HERE. IT INCLUDES DAVID CITY. IT INCLUDES FREMONT INCLUDES WAHOO INCLUDES BRANCHED OAK LAKE AREA AND LINCOLN. BUT THE SEVERE PART OF THE THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST A ONE REPORT OF A GUST AROUND BELLWOOD WITH SOME TREES DOWN. THAT’S IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF BUTLER COUNTY THERE. SO LET ME ZOOM IN HERE A LITTLE BIT SO YOU GET AN IDEA. SO THERE’S FREMONT. THIS IS THAT GUST FRONT. IF YOU WATCHED OUR NEWSCAST, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT. THAT’S THE LEADING EDGE OF WHERE THE WINDS HAVE PICKED UP FROM THE NORTHWEST. AND THEY’VE BEEN THEY’VE BLOWN THROUGH FREMONT NOW WHERE THE WINDS ARE GUSTING ABOUT 30, 35 MILES AN HOUR. AND THAT’S THE GUST FRONT HERE. AND THERE’S A GUST FRONT WHICH IS PUSHED OUT BY THE STORM THAT WAS AROUND BELLWOOD EARLIER, WHICH IS NORTHWEST OF DAVID CITY. AND THEN HERE’S SCHUYLER. SO A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THERE. BUT ALL ALONG WE WERE SAYING, YOU KNOW, 1130 MIDNIGHT FOR THE STORMS TO BE INTO THE OMAHA METRO. AND THAT’S WHEN THIS STUFF IS GOING TO BE CLOSER TO THE OMAHA METRO AREA HERE. I DO WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT ZOOMED IN AREA HERE. SO THIS IS BELLWOOD. AND THAT’S WHERE WE HAD A REPORT OF SOME TREES KNOCKED DOWN THERE AND A ESTIMATE OF 60 TO 70 MILE PER HOUR WINDS. HERE’S THE VELOCITY IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW. LET ME TAKE AWAY THE LIGHTNING STRIKES SO YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL OF THIS STUFF IS GENERALLY IN THE 40 TO 45 MILE PER HOUR RANGE. AS I’LL SAMPLE A FEW OF THESE, THERE’S BELLWOOD 37 ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER, 46 OVER AROUND OCTAVIA, WINDS 31 MILES AN HOUR. SO THESE ARE ALL KIND OF COMING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TOWARD THE OMAHA METRO AREA. SO, YOU KNOW, NOT SEVERE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT GUSTED THROUGH THERE IN THE BELLWOOD AREA. SO RIGHT ALONG THIS LINE AND AGAIN, KIND OF WORKING ON IN SO HERE’S THE THE WARNING GOES UNTIL 1130 FOR THESE AREAS. MOST ARE SEEING AT LEAST ALONG THIS GUST FRONT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 FOR THE MOST PART. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT GUST FRONT IS NOW CROSSED FREMONT AND NOW INTO VERY NORTHWEST DOUGLAS COUNTY. SO THE WINDS WILL PICK UP. BUT THAT’S NOT REALLY SEVERE. IF THERE’S TO BE ANYTHING, IT’S IF THE STORMS KIND OF CATCH UP TO THE GUST FRONT AND THERE’S STILL SORT OF LAGGING BEHIND RIGHT NOW. SO WE’LL SEE. YOU KNOW, THIS GUST FRONT PUSHING OUT AND THAT AREA BUTLER COUNTY INTO NORTHWEST SAUNDERS COUNTY. IF THERE’S TO BE ANY STRONGER WIND WOULD BE IN THIS STUFF HERE KIND OF AROUND OCTAVIA AND NORTH BEND WORKING ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER AND ALSO EASTWARD. SO HERE’S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE WINDS. GO AHEAD. JOSH. OKAY. SURE. LET’S TAKE IT. AND WHERE IS THIS AT? TYLER PENDER, NEBRASKA OKAY. SO A LITTLE UP TO THE NORTH WHERE THE RAIN IS HEAVIER THERE. AND THAT’S SOMETHING WE’RE GOING TO SEE IN THE OMAHA METRO. WE’LL GET SOME RAIN TO PUSH THROUGH HERE. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE THE WIND IS NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG. SO THAT’S PENDER, NEBRASKA. AND AGAIN WE ANTICIPATE SOMETHING SIMILAR LOOKING TO THAT WHEN THESE STORMS EVENTUALLY MOVE ACROSS THE OMAHA METRO AREA HERE. AND THEN AGAIN ZOOMED IN ON THIS. THIS IS THE LOOK AT VELOCITY. SO YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS STUFF HERE IS, YOU KNOW, 30 TO 40 MILE PER HOUR WINDS, MAYBE SOMETHING A LITTLE STRONGER AROUND NORTH BEND. THIS IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. SO THE BOTTOM LINE, THESE STORMS ARE STILL COMING INTO THE OMAHA METRO. BUT THE LEADING EDGE HAS A GUST FRONT OUT IN FRONT OF IT THAT HAS CAUSED SOME WEAKENING. AND NONE OF THIS IS SEVERE. WE JUST HAVE THE ONE WARNING THAT WE TOLD YOU ABOUT. AND AGAIN, WE’RE WAITING FOR THIS TO MOVE INTO THE OMAHA METRO. SO SOME LIGHTNING OUT TO THE NORTHWEST, BUT NOT REALLY YET INTO THE OMAHA METRO AREA HERE. STRONGEST STORMS KIND OF LINED UP FROM BUTLER COUNTY. AND THEN THEY’RE INTO NORTHWEST DODGE COUNTY NORTH OF NORTH BEND. SO AS THESE GET CLOSER TO THE OMAHA METRO, PROBABLY BREAK BACK IN, BUT AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING. YOU KNOW, ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR, 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE BULK OF THIS IS INTO THE OMAHA METRO. KEEP IT HERE ON CHANNEL SEVEN. WE’LL GET YOU BACK TO JIMMY KIMMEL OR THE REPEAT THAT WE HAVE OF JIMMY KIMMEL ON FOR TONIGHT. AND I’LL GET BACK INTO COVERAGE AS THE STORMS GET CLOSER TO THE OMAHA METR

Omaha weather: Strong storms possible early and late Wednesday

Updated: 11:19 PM CDT Jul 15, 2025

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After a hot and dry start to the week storm chances are going up as we head into the middle of the week. Omaha’s Weather Leader has deemed Wednesday a severe weather day with a couple rounds of strong to severe storms possible.Round one is possible around midnight Wednesday morning. Storm chances will go up after midnight in the metro. Better chances for strong to severe storms will be west. As of Tuesday, morning the Storm Prediction Center has central Nebraska in an enhanced zone for severe activity and most of eastern Nebraska in a slight risk area.Damaging wind gusts and heavy rain would be the main threats with any stronger storms. There’s still a question as to if storms can maintain strength overnight as they likely approach the metro.Round two is possible late Wednesday into Wednesday night and will be dependent on where a cold frontal boundary lines up. As of Tuesday morning, the Storm Prediction Center has all of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa in a marginal risk zone.Best chances for any stronger storms favor along and south of the Interstate 80 corridor. Stay updated on the latest severe weather forecast by downloading the KETV mobile app.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

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Round one is possible around midnight Wednesday morning. Storm chances will go up after midnight in the metro. Better chances for strong to severe storms will be west. As of Tuesday, morning the Storm Prediction Center has central Nebraska in an enhanced zone for severe activity and most of eastern Nebraska in a slight risk area.

Damaging wind gusts and heavy rain would be the main threats with any stronger storms. There’s still a question as to if storms can maintain strength overnight as they likely approach the metro.

Round two is possible late Wednesday into Wednesday night and will be dependent on where a cold frontal boundary lines up. As of Tuesday morning, the Storm Prediction Center has all of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa in a marginal risk zone.